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TIL that the best guess for the next "civilization-threatening" volcanic eruption is around 17,000 years from now. This will eject 1 teratonne(1 trillion tonnes) of pyroclastic material.

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VMB9p TIL - The Inspiration for Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" Album not only was based upon their lost band members mental illness, but also upon their distaste for the Industry as a whole and it's affect it had
yQQWJ TIL that the fastest animal in the world relative to body size is a species of mite called the Paratarsotomus macropalpis, the mite can move at a speed of 322 body lengths per second. The equivalent speed for a human running as fast as this mite would be 1,300 mph
Br9lr TIL Two teams competed to design the iPhone. Dial based hardware vs. touch screen. It wasn't until the iPhone reveal event, that on stage, Jobs ruthlessly made it clear which team won. He showed the world the power of touch, by deleting the contact of loosing designer Tony Faddell with a single tap
yK9v TIL The average life span of a great nation is 250 years and the similarities between them are amazingly similar despite geographical and technological differences and this pattern has been consistent for over 3,000 years
rbQ1 TIL that the largest cavalry charge in history occurred during the Turkish siege of Vienna. Spearheaded by 3000 winged knights, 20,000 Polish and German cavalrymen charged and routed the Ottoman line and decisively ended the Ottoman threat to christian Europe.